DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER
Map
Coordinates:
+41.84190, -87.6755541°50'31" N, 87°40'32" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.
Facts
Name: | DAMEN AVE over S BR CHICAGO RIVER |
Structure number: | 016601300000000 |
Old structure number: | 000016601327334 (from 1992 edition) |
Location: | 2725 S DAMEN AV |
Purpose: | Carries highway over waterway |
Route classification: | Collector (Urban) [17] |
Length of largest span: | 235.6 ft. [71.8 m] |
Total length: | 610.3 ft. [186.0 m] |
Roadway width between curbs: | 51.2 ft. [15.6 m] |
Deck width edge-to-edge: | 65.6 ft. [20.0 m] |
Vertical clearance below bridge: | 27.9 ft. [8.5 m] |
Owner: | City or Municipal Highway Agency [04] |
Year built: | 1930 |
Year reconstructed: | 2002 |
Historic significance: | Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5] |
Design load: | MS 18 / HS 20 [5] |
Number of main spans: | 3 |
Main spans material: | Steel continuous [4] |
Main spans design: | Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02] |
Deck type: | Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] |
Wearing surface: | Latex Concrete or similar additive [3] |
Latest Available Inspection: October 2016
Good/Fair/Poor Condition: | Fair |
Status: | Open, no restriction [A] |
Average daily traffic: | 24,100 [as of 2014] |
Truck traffic: | 15% of total traffic |
Deck condition: | Very Good [8 out of 9] |
Superstructure condition: | Very Good [8 out of 9] |
Substructure condition: | Satisfactory [6 out of 9] |
Structural appraisal: | Equal to present minimum criteria [6] |
Deck geometry appraisal: | Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4] |
Water adequacy appraisal: | Superior to present desirable criteria [9] |
Roadway alignment appraisal: | Equal to present desirable criteria [8] |
Channel protection: | Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7] |
Pier/abutment protection: | In place and functioning [2] |
Scour condition: | Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8] |
Operating rating: | 48.8 tons [44.4 metric tons] |
Inventory rating: | 35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons] |
Sufficiency rating: | 80.2 |
Recommended work: | Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31] |
Estimated cost of work: | $2,718,000 |
Previous Inspections
Date | Suff. Rating | Condition | Deck | Superstructure | Substructure | SD/FO | ADT |
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October 2016 | 80.2 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | - | 24100 |
November 2014 | 80.2 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | - | 24100 |
December 2012 | 63.0 | Fair | Very Good | Very Good | Satisfactory | - | 15300 |
December 2010 | 63.0 | Good | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | - | 15300 |
September 2008 | 63.0 | Good | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | - | 18500 |
September 2006 | 63.0 | Good | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | - | 18500 |
September 2004 | 63.0 | Good | Very Good | Very Good | Very Good | - | 24400 |
December 2002 | 60.8 | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | - | 24400 |
September 1999 | 16.8 | Poor | Poor | Serious | Fair | SD | 30500 |
August 1997 | 16.8 | Poor | Poor | Serious | Fair | SD | 30500 |
August 1995 | 31.8 | Poor | Poor | Poor | Serious | SD | 29400 |
August 1993 | 19.0 | Poor | Poor | Critical | Serious | SD | 13600 |
September 1991 | 45.8 | Poor | Fair | Poor | Poor | SD | 13600 |